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Juan87
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posted May 12, 2006 04:46

quote:
Originally posted by X-D:
I have that album too! Awsome!

Slow Music....baby

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schroeder
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posted May 12, 2006 06:56

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Originally posted by Nuke Fewz:
I heard him basically do NOTHING last weekend and I was still impressed

that's just it... the guy can do the most ambient mellow stuff that could put ya to sleep for days and then turn around and do some improv that would shred your face off. he's created his own tuning, taught it to lots of lucky guitarists, from his soundscapes, to guitar craft, to King Crimson, to everything in between there just no denying his genius.

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Maldororz
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Member # 186

posted May 12, 2006 09:26

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Originally posted by schroeder:
Sometimes stores actually will play cool stuff and for shoppers and create sales.. but most of the time they play shite.

I was in a record store in Québec City, and they were playing a Snakefinger comp...

But back on topic, uh, well, I have nothing to say about Tool. Nuff said.

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chaosmongirll
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posted May 12, 2006 23:28

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Originally posted by Maldororz:
I was in a record store in Québec City, and they were playing a Snakefinger comp...
But back on topic, uh, well, I have nothing to say about Tool. Nuff said.

maan i liked where this topic was going...why'd ya have to change back to the actual subject

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Slaytanic
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posted May 13, 2006 00:11

My exposure to Tool is limited to the ugly puppets videos. Liked what I heard, but not to the point that I had to go buy a record. Maybe I'm missing something.

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JUDGE FARGO
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Member # 250

posted May 13, 2006 13:24

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Originally posted by schroeder:
Fripp is hands down the most multi talented, multi functional multi everything guitarist alive or dead... is there anything the guy can't do with a guitar (besides play standing up) ?

He can't play the blues.

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Tangento
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Member # 117

posted May 13, 2006 16:39

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Originally posted by escubria:

He can't play the blues.

I consider that a plus.

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Tangento
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posted May 13, 2006 16:42

quote:
Originally posted by Maldororz:
I was in a record store in Québec City, and they were playing a Snakefinger comp...

Snakefinger "comp"? What does this mean? Tell me more.

quote:
Originally posted by Maldororz:
But back on topic, uh, well, I have nothing to say about Tool. Nuff said.

Fuck the topic! This is a Fripp & Snakefinger thread DAGBLAMMIT.

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schroeder
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posted May 14, 2006 08:07

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Originally posted by escubria:

He can't play the blues.

PROZAKC BLUES from the amazing ConstruKCtion Of Light album. Blues Fripp/Belew style.... thank you very little

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chaosmongirll
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Member # 489

posted May 14, 2006 15:05

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Originally posted by Tangento:
Fuck the topic! This is a Fripp & Snakefinger thread DAGBLAMMIT.

Yay!

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NightSod
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Member # 133

posted May 14, 2006 15:13

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Originally posted by schroeder:
PROZAKC BLUES from the amazing ConstruKCtion Of Light album. Blues Fripp/Belew style.... thank you very little

Yes...

...but, there is that story of how the 'Islands' lineup used to HATE him so much they used to improv in a standard twelve bar blues stylee as the Frippster couldn't follow...

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schroeder
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posted May 14, 2006 15:49

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Originally posted by BumËggs:
Yes...
...but, there is that story of how the 'Islands' lineup used to HATE him so much they used to improv in a standard twelve bar blues stylee as the Frippster couldn't follow...

That's a true story yes; however, of those members from the Island days who is still pushing the musical envelope today, and who are has-beens not doing much of anything except reliving the past? No offence to those great musicians, they just aren't up to Fripp standards.

Fripp has never wanted to rely on the past and is always looking forward. He has given the thumbs up to the 21st Century Schizoid Band but you will never see him tour with King Crimson and do a "greatest hits" show. I totally respect that.

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Väinämöinen
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posted May 14, 2006 17:16

The noble art of derailing blooms unchained in this thread, great stuff

Very interesting to see other opinions on Tool too. I love VVF.

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schroeder
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posted May 14, 2006 21:18

oh yeah, this is a thread about TOOL.

I got a new chain saw the other day but haven't had time to use it. I did get to use my table saw and drill today however. Good tools make the job so much easier and the finished product looks great.

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MeanMrMustard
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posted May 14, 2006 22:47

Back to Crimson and the blues, don't forget the song/demo "Potato Pie" on the Happy with what you have to be Happy With EP.

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Tangento
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Member # 117

posted May 14, 2006 23:05

quote:
Originally posted by schroeder:
oh yeah, this is a thread about TOOL.

The Electrician's Elite:

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Maldororz
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posted May 15, 2006 08:58

My favorite tool:

(espiecially the corkscrew...)

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NightSod
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posted May 15, 2006 09:22

quote:
Originally posted by schroeder:
That's a true story yes; however, of those members from the Island days who is still pushing the musical envelope today, and who are has-beens not doing much of anything except reliving the past? No offence to those great musicians, they just aren't up to Fripp standards.
Fripp has never wanted to rely on the past and is always looking forward. He has given the thumbs up to the 21st Century Schizoid Band but you will never see him tour with King Crimson and do a "greatest hits" show. I totally respect that.

Oh my word, yes.

The man has taste as well as discretion, two rarer commodities than talent in this world...
It's probably the reason he remains difficult to work with.

Count me as having my hand up when we're counting the Fripp fanboys from now on.

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Skul
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Member # 19

posted May 15, 2006 10:03

Huh huHuh huHuh huHuhhuhuhuh

they said "tool.

Huhh uhuh uhuhu hhuh

that was cool beavis

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anything
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Member # 209

posted May 18, 2006 00:08

One or two of those songs on the Fripp solo album Exposure from the early 80s...are up there with lots on King Crimson's Red...as the most Voivodian and crazy Fripp songs ever...I think the songs are Breathless and then Disengage...CRAZY!!!!!!!!!
Oh yeah...and Disengage has the guy from Van Der Graf Generator, which I read Away is a big fan of, doing vocals.

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anything
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Member # 209

posted May 18, 2006 00:19

I like a lotta prog. Tool ain't prog, Tool ain't metal.

Hee hee hee, that's what I was thinking too...
To me it's NU-METAL with hints of, um, JETHRO TULL! or something thrown in--and I do like some JETHRO TULL.
I can see how people like it, it's just a bit too...straight-forward? or conventional? for my tastes, I thought their music might sound more out there given their touring with King Crimson etc...

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Maldororz
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posted May 18, 2006 08:17

Oh, and Tangento, I think the Snakefinger "comp" was this:
CLICKY

Needless to say it was WEIRD, and that lady who came in the store to do a phonecall most have thought that those guys were crazy.

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schroeder
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posted May 18, 2006 18:27

i remeber reading a diary posting from Fripp while on the TOOL tour and I believe Danny Carey aske Fripp if he could hear how KC had really influenced the TOOL sound and Fripp stated he couldn't hear it at all.

Fripp is a major fan of Tool and would often post in his diary about listening to them.

I like the fact it's hard to pin a lable on and band and catagorize them. It means they are doing something different.

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GarbageDay
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posted May 27, 2006 08:15

Tool is pretty boring and one dimensional, but they have a few good tunes. Too bad about the vocalist though too.

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